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Commune in Occitania, France
Carennac
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Coordinates: 44°55′10″N 1°43′59″E / 44.9194°N 1.7331°E / 44.9194; 1.7331
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLot
ArrondissementGourdon
CantonMartel
IntercommunalityCausses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Christophe Cid
Area19.00 km (7.34 sq mi)
Population426
 • Density22/km (58/sq mi)
DemonymCarennacois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code46058 /46110
Elevation110–340 m (360–1,120 ft)
Websitewww.carennac.fr
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Carennac (French pronunciation: [kaʁɛnak]) is a commune in the Lot department in Southwestern France in the historical region of Quercy.

The village lies in the fertile valley of the Dordogne under the arid plateau locally named 'le Causse'. Its landmarks include a medieval priory, combining an 11th-century church and cloister, and a 16th-century castle, in which the author of The Adventures of Telemachus, François Fénelon, lived from 1681 to 1685. The church features a tympanum, and the cloister a 15th-century "mise au tombeau".

Activities

Carennac is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association (along with 148 others, including neighbouring Loubressac, Autoire, Curemonte and Turenne). The summer months are warm and dry, with temperatures averaging 30°.

Surroundings and access

A few kilometres from the village are the Gouffre de Padirac (caves) and Rocamadour (pilgrimage) sites. Other landmarks are the Château de Castelnau-Bretenoux, the Castle of Montal and the prehistoric caves of Lacave and Presque. Further on, Sarlat-la-Canéda, Brive-la-Gaillarde, Cahors and Aurillac are regional hubs. The A20 motorway (linking Paris to Toulouse and Spain) lies 30 km (19 mi) away from Carennac. The closest railway station is 4 km (2.5 mi) away, in Bétaille.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

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